FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. Army was overwhelmed when WikiLeaks published more than 700,000 secret diplomatic and war documents handed over by soldier Bradley Manning, a retired officer testified in the sentencing phase of the convicted private's court-martial.Full story

Contrary to reports from many members of Congress claiming they were in the dark about the extent of the National Security Agency's surveillance efforts, newly declassified documents show that lawmakers were told about the bulk collection program in 2009. Full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New revelations from former security contractor Edward Snowden that U.S. intelligence agencies have access to a vast online tracking tool came to light on Wednesday as lawmakers put the secret surveillance programs under greater scrutiny. Full story

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On Wednesday the administration released NSA documents revealing the government’s ability to analyze millions of phone records in the hunt for terror suspects. This comes as top NSA officials are expected to testify before the Senate in a FISA oversight hearing. Former U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel A

Pfc. Bradley Manning, who sent 700,000 secret government documents to WikiLeaks, was acquitted of aiding the enemy but found guilty on 20 other counts including espionage, computer fraud and theft. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports.

A military judge found Bradley Manning not guilty of the most serious charge of aiding the enemy, but found him guilty of 19 other charges including espionage. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski joins The Cycle with his reaction to the verdict, and later Harvard Law School’s Yochai Benkler, the expert witness i

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